List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
![List of World Heritage Sites in Japan is located in Japan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/500px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png)
![Himeji](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Himeji
![Yakushima](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Yakushima
![Shirakami-Sanchi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Shirakami-Sanchi
![Kyoto](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kyoto
![Hiroshima Peace Memorial](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
![Itsukushima Shrine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Itsukushima Shrine
![Shiretoko](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Shiretoko
![Iwami Ginzan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Iwami Ginzan
![Ogasawara](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Ogasawara
![Mount Fuji](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Mount Fuji
![Tomioka](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Tomioka
![Meiji Industrial Sites](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Meiji Industrial Sites
![Kofun](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kofun
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Location of World Heritage Sites within JapanJapan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992.[1] As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites.[1] A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and are currently on the Tentative List as of 2017.[1]
World Heritage Sites
Tentative list
The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed.
Other UNESCO heritage lists
UNESCO List | Exclusive Entries of Japan | Shared/Multinational Entries Involving Japan | Total |
---|---|---|---|
UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO World Heritage List | 22 | 1 | 23 |
UNESCO Memory of the World Register | 5 | 2 | 7 |
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network | 10 | — | 10 |
UNESCO Creative Cities Network | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists | 24 | — | 24 |
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- National Treasures of Japan
- Cultural Landscapes of Japan
- National parks of Japan
- Kashimagari Tunnel
References
- ^ a b c "Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
External links
- (in Japanese) World Heritage Sites in Japan
- (in Japanese) Database of National Cultural Properties - World Heritage (世界遺産)
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World Heritage Sites in Japan
![Flag of Japan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/50px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- Jōmon Prehistoric Sites
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area
- Himeji Castle
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- Yakushima
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
- Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island